Lauren Simpson Class: Senior Hometown: Linden, Mich. High School: Linden Height: 5-1 Birthdate: 02/07/1983 Club Team: AGA Gymnastics

2004: Earned NACGC/W Academic All-American recognition for the third straight year... An Academic All-Big Ten selection for the second season in a row... Recorded 9.850 on beam at Boise State on March 7... Registered 9.875 on bars against Boise State on March 7, marking the third consecutive week of a 0.25 score improvement in this event and tying her for second place overall... Earned 9.850 on bars against Oregon State March 5... Posted 9.825 on both beam and floor against Pittsburgh on Feb. 21... Tied her career-best bars score in the Spartan Invitational March 14 with a 9.850... Also set her career floor score with a 9.900, good for third place in that event... Set a career-high score of 9.875 on beam in the season opener to go along with a 9.800 on bars Jan. 9... Posted a 9.800 on beam and a 9.725 on bars at Michigan on Jan. 31.

2003: Set career-high bests in every event this season... Earned second-team All-Big Ten honors... Academic All-Big Ten honoree... Also selected to the NACGC/W Academic All-America team... Competed in the all-around in nine meets... Set career-best scores on every event in 2003... Posted a new career-high all-around score (39.250) and balance beam score (9.825) March 22 against Michigan and Pittsburgh... Set her career-best score on floor (9.875) and posted a 39.125 in the all-around on March 1 against Ball State and Central Michigan... Won vault title with a career-best score of 9.850 March 8 at the Rutgers Quad Meet... Set what was then her career-best score of 9.800 on beam Feb. 2 in the State of Michigan Classic... Career-high score on bars (9.850) earned her second place Feb. 22 against Illinois... Finished third on the vault (9.700), beam (9.775) and all-around (39.125) Feb. 22 against Illinois... Placed second in the all-around (39.050) March 8 at the Rutgers Quad Meet... Finished second in the all-around (38.825) March 15 at Pittsburgh.

2002: NACGC/W Academic All-America honoree... Earned first collegiate letter... Performed in each event at least three times, including every meet on vault and eight floor routines... Top vault of 9.825 March 2 vs. Ohio State tied her for second... Scored a 9.800 vault March 9 at George Washington... Best floor score was 9.875 vs. Ohio State which tied her for second... Scored a 9.775 on beam Feb. 8 at Circle of Stars Invite... Top bars score was 9.725 Feb. 3 at State of Michigan Classic.

Pre-MSU: Was named Elite All-American and All-State all four years at Linden High School... Also named team's MVP and most dedicated... As a senior, placed first in state in all-around, bars, beam and vault, and third on floor... Won state bars title as a sophomore and a junior, and placed second in the all-around as a sophomore... Freshman year placed second in state on the bars, fourth in the all-around, floor and vault... While competing for AGA Gymnastics in Level 10, she placed first in the state in the vault, second on the floor, third in the all-around and fourth on bars... Also a four-year letterwinner in track... Set three school records, two of which are currently standing (100m hurdles and 300m hurdles)... Earned first-team all-state honors in the 100m hurdles her senior year, with a fourth-place finish in the state finals.

Personal: Born Feb. 7, 1983, in Flint, Mich... Daughter of Keenan and Ruth Ann Simpson ... A Lyman Briggs School zoology major.